Cal continues mastery of Ducks, 48-46

California extended its winning streak over Oregon to 11 games when Justin Cobbs hit a jumper from the left wing with less than a second left in the game for a 48-46 victory at Matthew Knight Arena.

The loss dropped the 23rd-ranked Ducks (21-6, 10-4) into a tie with Arizona for the Pac-12 lead. Cal (17-9, 9-5) won its fourth consecutive game overall to move within a game of the conference lead with four games remaining in the regular season.

Oregon had a brief 37-33 lead but Cal was able to tie the game as the Ducks went 10 possessions without a point, missing five shots and turning the ball over five times.

The Ducks edged the lead back to 44-41 when Cal had turnovers on six consecutive possessions, but the Bears tied the game again at 46-46 with 2:06 left.

The Ducks led 26-21at halftime as both teams struggled offensively. Oregon shot 29 percent in the opening 20 minutes and Cal was slightly worse at 28.6 percent. The two teams were a combined 17-of-59 from the field.

Bob Clark has covered Oregon basketball over a span of the past six head coaches, from Dick Harter to Dana Altman. He’s watched some of the biggest wins for the Ducks, a couple of trips to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament and yes, also the most-lopsided loss ever recorded in McArthur Court.